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PublishedFebruary 17, 2025
Tom Putnam: Presidential leadership in an ‘ocean of difficulties’
Presidents’ Day offers an opportunity to reflect on our history and be informed by it. Each of us has opinions about the presidencies we’ve experienced in our lifetimes. I encourage readers to pause to consider which modern presidents they most admire.
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PublishedFebruary 15, 2025
Austin Bay: Diego Garcia: The American nowhere vexing China and Iran
Because of Location: The island hosts an American super-strategic airbase (meaning it easily handles heavy bombers and air tankers that can refuel all aircraft), a naval base (a technically elite base that can re-arm nuclear subs and guided missile destroyers) and a fairly well-protected anchorage.
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PublishedFebruary 15, 2025
Clarence Page: Enjoy Black History Month — while you still can
In the wake of President Donald Trump’s re-election, largely on culture war issues, we see how the mere mention of race, academically or otherwise, quickly can turn oddly toxic.
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PublishedFebruary 15, 2025
Stephen Sokol: Quo Vadis, America
Trump and his billionaire cronies are assaulting the poorest and most vulnerable. These actions — dismantling the U.S. Agency for International Development and withdrawing from the World Health Organization — stop life-saving programs and limit the world's ability to track and contain the next likely pandemic.
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PublishedFebruary 15, 2025
Said Mohamud: Population migration is God’s natural signature
America’s strength lies in its diversity; no immigrant of a single national origin is superior to another. The nation’s global influence is a direct result of the intermingling of diverse societies, producing generations of intellectual and cultural enrichment.
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PublishedFebruary 15, 2025
Froma Harrop: America can’t rely on others to solve our drug crisis
There's only one realistic way to at least slow down the crisis. Persuade Americans to not take illicit drugs and help those addicted get off them. Good luck with that.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2025
Cal Thomas: Getting rid of real change
The nickel ... costs nearly 14 cents to make. One doesn’t have to have studied Economics 101 to understand this is a complete waste of money and part of the inefficiency and overspending Trump is trying to expunge from government.
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2025
Cal Thomas: Trump and Musk are spring cleaning the government
“Who voted for Musk?” is the cry by some Democrats who are resisting his and Trump’s effort to downsize government, something Trump promised to do during his campaign. Does any politician want to say the government is too small, costs too little and that we need more regulations?
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2025
Froma Harrop: Three ways for Democrats to respond
Democrats, don't get waylaid by the right-wing loons, flapping their beaks and laughing maniacally. You do have new faces with smart politics, and several are young besides. Hand over the reins.
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PublishedFebruary 11, 2025
Rich Lowry: The rise of Musk Derangement Syndrome
After a devastating election loss and three weeks into a whirlwind Trump administration, what most animates a leaderless Democratic Party is their collective shock and horror occasioned by Elon Musk and his handiwork.
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